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Bertelsmann: Looking back at the year 2015

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January: Penguin Random House publishes Paula Hawkins’ first book “The Girl on the Train,” which goes on to become the best-selling adult fiction debut novel of the past decade.

February: The conference series "Let's go connected" in Brussels, Madrid and London - an initiative by Bertelsmann, NBC Universal and Vivendi – has evolved into a European platform for discourse on the digital transformation of the media world.

February: Bertelsmann strengthens activities in growth regions: 60 of the Group's top managers meet in New Delhi to pave the way for an accelerated expansion of the businesses in Brazil, China and India.

April: Unusual photo exhibition “Last Folio”: The traveling exhibition “Last Folio – Textures of Jewish Life in Slovakia,” brought to Germany by Bertelsmann, opens at the Berlin State Library.

April: The Archivio Storico Ricordi, which belongs to Bertelsmann, presents a “Turandot” exhibition at the La Scala Museum – historical stage sets, original sheet music, and costume drawings from the famous Puccini opera.

June: Bertelsmann Party 2015: More than 600 distinguished guests - stars from film and television, writers, musicians and prominent representatives from politics, business and society – come to celebrate the “New Bertelsmann”.

July: 180 Years of Bertelsmann – established in Gütersloh on July 1, 1835 the media group celebrates its 180th anniversary with an exhibition at the Corporate Center and a new history website.

July: Fernando Carro takes a seat on the Bertelsmann Executive Board in his capacity as the new CEO of Arvato: The individual business units are to enjoy more entrepreneurial autonomy, and decision-making processes are accelerated.

August: Crowd-puller “UFA Film Nights” – Bertelsmann and UFA invite fans of the silver screen to Berlin’s Museum Island again to present legendary silent films with live musical accompaniment under the summer night sky.

August: 50 years of Gruner + Jahr – some 500 invited guests from media, politics, business and showbiz come to celebrate the publishing house’s anniversary in Hamburg.

September: The Bertelsmann Education Group is created: Bertelsmann groups its growing education businesses into a separate unit. The establishment of the new group is announced at the first Bertelsmann Education Day in New York.

September: Bertelsmann apprentices create a website for the Diakonie Gütersloh’s refugee aid efforts, which brings together all of the city’s offers to assist refugees: www.fluechtlingshilfe-guetersloh.de.

October: G+J’s women's magazine “Barbara” featuring the entertainer Barbara Schöneberger comes on the market and is a resounding success; Gruner + Jahr has to have the first issue reprinted.

October: Janet Jackson brings BMG its first number-one hit in the U.S. album charts: "Unbreakable" was co-produced by BMG and Jackson's own Rhythm Nation label.

October: Bertelsmann at the 67th Frankfurt Book Fair. The Group’s publishers and companies have a lot of stands at the largest international book fair.

November: A new record for the RTL-Spendenmarathon telethon – after 30 hours on the air, the 20th RTL Telethon ends with a record result: 10,068,215 euros raised for children in need.

November: Bertelsmann creates largest printing group in Europe: all offset and gravure printing activities of the Group are bundled in the new Bertelsmann Printing Group.

November: The broadcaster Vox in Germany launches its first commissioned series: “Der Club der Roten Bänder” is a hit with audiences; a second season has been commissioned for next year.

November: Bertelsmann increases its stake in Udacity, an innovative online education provider in Silicon Valley. Udacity is valued at one billion U.S. dollars for the first time.

December: Bertelsmann is the main sponsor of the Murnau Foundation’s digital restoration of the silent movie “Destiny” (“Der müde Tod” from 1921) by Fritz Lang.